Ecuadorian Music Gold Revealed in Compilation Celebrating the CAIFE Label
It really doesn’t feel that long ago but back in 2015 Daniel Lofredo Rota, an Ecuadorian producer who records under... Read Article
Get Your Dose of Vitamin C Courtesy of Helado Negro’s ‘La Naranja’
We don’t know how Helado Negro does it, but the guy knows how to make the most regular things look... Read Article
Prezident Markon’s New Singles Round-Up (Jorge Drexler, Nidia Góngora, Quantic, Lagartijeando, Combo Chimbita, Islandman, Vana Liya and more)
While the English version of football may not be ‘coming home’ after all the hype, I’ll go home to my... Read Article
‘Aphasia’: An Exciting Experimental Novel by Mauro Javier Cárdenas
Reviewers of Aphasia by Mauro Javier Cárdenas described the book as “innovative”, “monumental”, “a vibrant modernist novel” and one that... Read Article
Prezident Markon’s Singles Round-Up (Renee Goust, Kanaku y El Tigre, Colectiva, Mad Cow, DJ Tudo, Joaquín Cornejo and more)
Spring has sprung in this neck of the woods, a little precociously perhaps but intimating better times ahead. Hopefully. Time... Read Article
Slow Down with Tunes from Araya, José González, Durand Jones & the Indications feat. Y La Bamba, & a Playlist by Geko Jones
So. Much. Going. On. It’s how many of us have felt for a while now, what with everything (makes gesture... Read Article
REVIEW Quixosis – Rocafuerte
Witnessing the evolution of musical projects has become one of my favourite aspects when listening to music. You can see... Read Article
Under The Radar: S&C Editor’s 2020 Picks
Looking through Best of 2020 lists over the past month or so and it becomes clear that ambient music, and... Read Article
Best Albums of 2020
What a year!? It’s certainly been like no other. Well… except for the amount of music that’s been released, which... Read Article
‘I don’t want the reader be able to escape this book unharmed’: María Fernanda Ampuero on ‘Cockfight’
[Lee en español aquí] Award-winning Ecuadorian writer, María Fernanda Ampuero, released her first collection of short stories last month with... Read Article
‘Yo quiero que el lector no pueda salir de este libro indemne’: María Fernanda Ampuero sobre ‘Pelea de Gallos’
[Click here for English] Los cuentos de la colección reciente de María Fernanda Ampuero, Pelea de Gallos, son contundentes, horribles... Read Article
Hay Festival in Mexico: Free Online Events with Writers, Artists and Journalists
The Hay Festivals are a series of literature and art festivals held annually around the world, bringing writers and readers... Read Article